Walteria Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 57.5% |
| Met Standard | 25.0% |
| Below Standard | 17.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "83% proficient" for Walteria Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
57.5% of students exceeded standard while 25.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 36.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 18.4 points above the Torrance Unified district average of 39.1%. Compared to the 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 12.8 points higher (vs 44.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 14.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 47.4% | 20.0% | 67.4% |
| 4th | 115 | 50.4% | 31.3% | 81.7% |
| 5th | 86 | 67.4% | 22.1% | 89.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 94 | 57.5% | 25.5% | 83.0% |
| 4th | 114 | 58.8% | 25.4% | 84.2% |
| 5th | 87 | 64.4% | 25.3% | 89.7% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 65.0